Tablet just for reading and web - Page 2

cybmole · 05-15-2015, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by NickyWithNook

What kind of Kindle do you have? A Kindle Fire? That's a much cheaper tablet and I often use mine for reading.

i read a lot on my Kindle fire - excellent device but I'd not class them as cheap - not the larger HDX ones anyway. I suppose it depends what you are comparing to ?

I also browse a lot.:a side loaded copy of firefox supports the adblock plus plug-in which makes for a much nicer experience. Silk browser,is not bad - it's reading mode is very good - but it will not block ads.

and, off topic, the KF also good for remote control of music playing on my PC - be that in foobar2000 or in spotify. I can couch-control from KF via cheap/free apps, with little disruption to reading activity.

also plex - I'd aquired that app that via amazon's free app of the day offer a while back, and after getting into it for our new fire TV stick, I rediscovered the tablet app. So after setting up a plex media server on PC, I have tablet access to all my stored movies/ tv series videos so long as my PC is on, which works pretty well.

NickyWithNook · 05-20-2015, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by cybmole

i read a lot on my Kindle fire - excellent device but I'd not class them as cheap - not the larger HDX ones anyway. I suppose it depends what you are comparing to ?

People were suggesting the Ipad Mini, which is much more expensive, and the smaller Kindle Fire would be more comprable size-wise. I have an ipad and I love it, but it's pricey.

booklover6 · 05-20-2015, 09:25 AM

The Fire HD 6 has a beautiful screen for reading, and I browse the web on it all the time. It's a great all purpose device, though I am sure not in the same class as the ipad mini with regard to speed.

cvkemp · 05-20-2015, 11:29 AM

Well I started reading with an old e-ink reader, then moved to a kindle kbrd, then to the first gen kindle fire, then on to a Nexus 7 2013, and now I have gotten an Kindle PW2. I did not like the Kindle fire at all an gave it to my stepson and believe it or not he liked it. I loved my Kindle Kbrd and used it until it died. I love my Nexus but it is very hard on my eyes for reading long hours, and the battery just does not last much more than 10 hrs. I am now reading only on my PW2 and I love it. Also I do not have near the eye strain I was having with the Nexus.

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05-20-2015, 09:25 AM	#18
booklover6 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,533 Karma: 14008730 Join Date: May 2008 Location: PA (USA) Device: Kobo Clara, 2E, Libre, PW4, PW5, 2022 Kindle	The Fire HD 6 has a beautiful screen for reading, and I browse the web on it all the time. It's a great all purpose device, though I am sure not in the same class as the ipad mini with regard to speed.

05-20-2015, 11:29 AM	#19
cvkemp Loving life Posts: 1,412 Karma: 7991496 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Hot Springs Village, Arkansas Device: PaperWhite 5,iPhone 13, IPad, MacBook Air	Well I started reading with an old e-ink reader, then moved to a kindle kbrd, then to the first gen kindle fire, then on to a Nexus 7 2013, and now I have gotten an Kindle PW2. I did not like the Kindle fire at all an gave it to my stepson and believe it or not he liked it. I loved my Kindle Kbrd and used it until it died. I love my Nexus but it is very hard on my eyes for reading long hours, and the battery just does not last much more than 10 hrs. I am now reading only on my PW2 and I love it. Also I do not have near the eye strain I was having with the Nexus.